Improvement in latches tor gates



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'WARRENSHUMARD, or RICHMOND, INDIANA.

Letters PatentNo. 101,055, (lated March 22, 1870.

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IMPROVEMENT 1N LATCHES Fon GATES.

The Schedule referred to in .these Letter- Pate-nt and making part ofthe same'.

To all whom it may concern; p

Be it known that I, WARREN SHUMARD, of Richmond, in the countyof Wayneand State of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Reversible Gate-Latch, of which the following lis a specification.

'lhe object of my invention is to provide a simple and durablereversible latch, that may be applied to a gate of any ordinaryconstruction without inortising or otherwise cutting either the gate orpost.

My invention consists of a vertical and reversible latch-bar actuatedbya reversible spring inclosed in the bed-plate to which the latch-baris attached.

Descmptfion of Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate provided with my improvedlatch.

Figure 2 is a vert-ical section through the latch.

Figure 3 shows the stop that is used upon the gatepost. y

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the latch.

Figure 5 is a yvertical projection ofthe latch, showing the bed-plate.and re-versible spring.

Gene-ral Description."

A represents a bed-plate-of cast-iron, to which the vertical latch-bar Bis attached by means of a pin, H, that passes through a curved slot, S,in the bed-plate, and is provided with an enlarged head that prevents itfrom being withdrawn.

f The latch-bar' B is further secured to the bed-plate hy a screw orrivetl at Y.

The spring O is coiledfaround the post Z, one end ,resting against theside of the bedplate A and the other acting on the piu H It'liat'lnoveswith the latchhar B.

jquired position.

When desirable the spring C may be reversed, as

indicated by dotted lines in iig. 5, when the latch-bar will be thrownto the opposite side.

D represents a metalstop that is secured to the gate-post, and withwhich the latch engages; it also serves as a stop for the gate to shutagainst.

The latch-'bar B is provided on either side with a catch or projection,as shown at E E', that may Aengage with the stop D and secure the gate;hence itis only necessary to change the position of the reversiblespring O in order to apply the latch in any re- The projections E E' arebeveled, as shown in the drawings, that the latch-bar may be pressedback in passing the stop D, having passed which it is thrown forward bythe action of thespring C, and the gateis secured. x v

By reason of its peculiar construction, and that of the stop that isplaced on the gate-post, this latch will 2. In combination with theabove the metal stop D, l

constructed and applied in the manner set forth.

WARREN SHUMARD.

Witnesses J. M.A WASHBURN, ELwooD HADLEY.

